AMIGOS Act
Latest action · Dec 4, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act
This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas if the government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.
An E-1 visa is for individuals entering the United States to engage in international trade, while an E-2 visa is for individuals investing a substantial amount of capital in the United States. Both are limited to nationals from countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Dec 3, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Dec 3, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2019Markup Oct 23, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2019Discharged Oct 22, 2019 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 3, 2019Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 3, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9189-9191)
- Dec 3, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 565.
- Dec 3, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9189)
- Dec 3, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 23, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Oct 23, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 22, 2019Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1561 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Dec 9, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9227 | Jim Costa D-CA | Dec 4, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9189–H9191Text printed H9189Notices H9219Estimated budget effects of H.R. 565, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success (AMIGOS) Act | Ben Cline R-VA, David N. Cicilline D-RI, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Dec 3, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2687 | Jim Costa D-CA | Mar 13, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 1, 2019H.R. 565, Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 23, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 8, January 15, 2019, page H602.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46419 | Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Jul 27, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2926 | AMIGOS Act | Identical bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
| HR 5173 | AMIGOS Act | Reintroduction of | Apr 6, 2018 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Portugal.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act
- AMIGOS Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- AMIGOS Act
- Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act
- AMIGOS Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2019Referred in Senate
- Dec 3, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
